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ADAMS, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 255, 256 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Combe Florey, Taunton, Somersetshire, England, 26 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Valet |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 21 June 1981, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW North Terrace, Garden 51 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 255, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 256, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 256, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 17 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Battalion | |
| 2 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 26 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Wound to the left shoulder and right hip | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette on 1 June 1917, page 5423, position 18 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 October 1917, page 2624, position 158 | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Cross and bar, Military Cross:- London Gazette on 3 June 1918, page 6473, position 1 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 November 1918, page 2111, position 19 Bar to Military Cross London Gazette on 1 February 1919, page 1635, position 1 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 June 1919, page 944, position 10 For conspicuous gallantry and brilliant leadership at Peronne, 1st and 2nd September 1918. When the company on his right was suffering heavily the commander being killed, he took charge of the situation, reconnoitred, and found a weakness, and then personally led a successful assault. Crossing the river, he dealt with considerable opposition, establishing a line and insuring touch with the units of the flanks. He was severely wounded during the consolidation | |
| 6 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left thigh fracturing the femur. Invalided to England on the 15 September 1918 | |
| 11 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 54th Battalion | |
| 29 Apr 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Matilda Adams of Westhay, Shopwick, Somerset, England
Husband of Barbara Adams nee Stuart. John and Barbara married in England
Medals: Military Cross, Bar to Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal